python - Unpack a list of dictionaries and set each to its own variable -

so creating class arguments, takes 1 or more dictionaries. intializes list of dictionaries. defining __add__() method takes 2 objects of class , returns new object consisting of dictionaries first object followed of second object.

class dictlist:     def __init__(self, *d):         self.dl = []         argument in d:             if type(argument) != dict:                 raise assertionerror(str(argument) + ' not dictionary')             if len(argument) == 0:                 raise assertionerror('dictionary empty')             else:                 self.dl.append(argument) 

for example,

d1 = dictlist(dict(a=1,b=2), dict(b=12,c=13))   d2 = dictlist(dict(a='one',b='two'), dict(b='twelve',c='thirteen'))  

then d1+d2 equivalent to

dictlist({'a': 1, 'b': 2}, {'b': 12, 'c': 13}, {'a': 'one', 'b': 'two'}, {'b': 'twelve', 'c': 'thirteen'}) 

to add 2 lists together, use + operator.

and create 1 of objects out of list of dicts instead of bunch of separate dict arguments, use * unpack list.

so:

def __add__(self, other):     return type(self)(*(self.dl + other.dl))